YouTube

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YouTube is a wonderful resource you can use to illustrate, learn, enhance, or even create with. 
You will automatically have access to a YouTube account when you create a GMAIL account. This site is filled with super videos. Yes, we have to be careful about what we choose, and we have to teach the students to do the same, but think of how this tool might be used to help those students who have difficulty with receiving information from text and are better suited to learn through watching.
It could also allow for students to utilize their everyday tools such as smart phones and cameras that have video capabilities to allow them to create shorts for assignments.
If you want to though, simply rip a video off of YouTube and embed it on your site page to show the kids something about your lesson.
Check out this one below.


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PowToon
This is an incredible animation tool that allows students to create animated videos. 
The video on the HOME page is made with PowToon. If you have not seen it yet, check it out.
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PowerPoint
Power Point is Microsoft's proprietary display tool. It has developed into an incredibly versitile tool. It is availalbe on line if you have an Outlook/Hotmail account.


Spreaker: A Pod Casting Tool

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Spreaker is a simple pod casting tool you can use to create audio files for a variety of reasons.


Using your web cam mic or buying one from a dollar store, you can create your own audio files. Students could create radio plays or news casts. Just think of the variety of things they could do!


Check out this Prezi

Copy of Engage Them! Don't Enrage Them! on Prezi

Canva makes design simple for everyone. Create designs for Web or print: blog graphics, presentations, Facebook covers, flyers, posters, invitations and so many more


Cacoo - Collaborative Tool

Great tool for webbing and collaborative work.
Try this one out:https://cacoo.com/diagrams/E60Uj9J0MghoHjpr


Wikis

Wikis are discussion sites that you can create for collaborative projects.
Check out this one:
https://vsbtechworkshop.wikispaces.com/